I was born into a wonderful Christian family of five brothers and three sisters. My dad was a preacher; Mom was too and usually did her preaching behind the kitchen stove! I got saved at an early age and learned many bible stories, verses and songs. As I teen I made Jesus the Lord of my life and depended on his divine guidance thorough decision-making times at school, career, marriage and family and Christian service.

I am from the Evangelical Church of Cameroon where I served as Youth Minister and Marriage Counselor before coming to the United States. I also worked at the Bible Study Fellowship Movement in Cameroon where I taught the youth and young adult leaders. My training has been mainly church-based and I have taken several theological classes at the affiliated Bible School and at Indiana Wesleyan University.

I studied Electrical engineering at University of Yaoundé and it was while serving as a leader in the Bible Study Fellowship Movement there, that I felt the call of God on my life to become a missionary to another country. Here at National Wesleyan Church it is a blessing to serve in the capacity of Outreach and Evangelism Minister. As I serve the Lord in our community it is my desire to continue to submit and surrender my all to Jesus.

Pastor Esmond Sydney is an ordained minister, and he is also the director of the church's prison ministry. In addition to working with Assistant Pastor Jules Ngameni in teaching the membership class, he gets involved in many areas in the work of the church, especially in the music ministry. Assistant Pastor Sydney is married to Joyce, and they have three children, five grandchildren and a few godchildren.